English 2 Semester 2 - This Week

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English 2 Semester 2 - This Week


Week of May 23, 2011

4th Quarter Planners Due - Wednesday, May 25

4th Quarter Binders/Notebooks/Folders Due - Thursday, May 26

Last Day for Late Work - Friday, May 27 Late Slips Collected - Friday, May 27

Monday, May 23
Tuesday, May 24
  • What problems did the authors foresee about technology and our society that led them to write about our future?
    • Look over the problems on your blue chart. Generalize them into 2-3 ideas.
    • Freewrite for 1st idea. Freewrite for the 2nd idea.
    • Example from one of the stories for each idea?
Final Project Assignment.may11.doc

  • Final Project Assignment - Authors' Predictions of our Future
  • In what ways do we see that their visions have (or have not) come true?
    • Look over the Effects on your blue chart. Generalize them into 2-3 ideas.
    • Freewrite for 1st idea. Freewrite for 2nd idea.
    • Example from one of the stories for each idea?
  • Homework - Draft the 2 paragraphs (2 cycles each) that answer the two questions in the project assignment. Type, proofread, and edi
Wednesday, May 25
  • Illustration Hunt and Quote Match-up - Search for 8 images to illustrate ideas in the 2 central paragraphs.
  • Reading Minutes
  • Homework - Find 8 images (drawings, photos, ads, magazines, etc. as listed on the Project Assignment) for your project. Match them with quotations from one of the 3 stories
Thursday, May 26
  • Find/Type captions: 8 quotations from the story with page numbers. Ex. (16).
  • Homework-
    • Revise final copy of central paragraphs
    • Gather necessary illustrations, materials for Glue Day
Friday, May 27
  • Glue Day - Assemble project, using the images you bring in, a copy of your final paragraphs, and materials available in class.
  • Homework - Complete final Project due Tuesday, May 31 - Components:
    • Final copy of two paragraphs - 2 cycles each: What ideas have the authors predicted about the future? (focus on stories) Have their predictions come true? (focus on the connections you can make to your life and today's society).
    • Use 8 (total) to illustrate your paragraphs' ideas. Label with a quote from one of the 3 stories. Include the citation's page number to match your Works Cited page. Ex. (15).
    • Your graded rough draft of your 2 paragraphs

Week of May 23, 2011

Monday, May 30 - No School for Memorial Day
Tuesday, May 31
  • Final project due - poster, final copy of 2-paragraph essay, graded draft
  • LRC to assemble the Works Cited page for your Final Project according to the LRC directions using NoodleTools on the STCE LRC website.
  • Homework - If you have not turned in the finished copy by the end of the hour, finish Works Cited page using instructions given in class.
    • Copy the bibliographical information exactly as it appears on the handout.
Wednesday, June 1
  • Review of literary elements for Final Exam
Thursay, June 2
  • Review of grammar, mechanics elements for Final Exam

Final Exams
Period 7 - Friday, June 3 9:20-11:00 am
Period 3 - Tuesday, June 7 7:30-9:10 am